Steam On The Underground - September 2015

According to Railway Magazine, Steam On The Underground will return in July 2015. There will be trains running between Chesham & Watford on the Metropolitan Line and Ealing Broadway & High Street Kensington on the District Line.

Met 1 and Sarah Siddons will feature on all trips. L150 will join them for the Metropolitan Line trips. The carriages will be the Chesham Set from the Bluebell Railway, the Jubilee Carriage and the Milk Van.

Update 4/6: The latest Heritage Railway magazine states the runs will not happen in July. The Metropolitan Line runs are hoped to run on 12 & 13 September. The District Line runs are likely to be postponed to 2016.

 

Depending how much these are going for I might be tempted.

 

In the latest Steam Railway magazine the steam trains between Watford and Chesham in July are not going to happen.

 

The latest Heritage Railway magazine states the runs will not happen in July. The Metropolitan Line runs are hoped to run on 12 & 13 September. The District Line runs are likely to be postponed to 2016.

 

Oh no, are any reasons given?

 

Due to LUL imposing a temporary ban on movement of heritage vehicles, after part of the Cravens unit subframe coming loose on its return from the E&OR

 

According to the latest Heritage Railway mag, each day of Steam On The Met on 12 & 13 September will be formed of:
1 x Harrow - Chesham - Watford
2 x Watford - Chesham - Watford
1 x Watford - Chesham - Harrow

Tickets go on sale this month

 

HI
NO unit subframe coming loose on the cravens train, three shoe beams cracked due to a high conductor rail on the central line on the way back from epping ongar railway and as far as i know there is no steam on the underground this year. FISH7373 81C

 

Link to LU site:

http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/events-calendar/heritage-vehicles-outings

 

Due to an update on the ticketing system, you are unable to purchase tickets until the 15th July.

 

(In a separate thread)

However a celebratory steam run would be a fine idea for when the connection from Croxley to Watford Junction is opened.

 

Times for the Chesham Set's movement to Ruislip from Bluebell on Thursday evening: http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/K97551/2015/09/03/advanced

 

353 & the Milk Van have moved from Acton to Ruslip https://twitter.com/ltmuseum/status/641580897297395712

 

Are there any more-detailed timings for this weekend's trips available anywhere yet? All I can see on the LT site are the Harrow and Watford departure times. TIA

 

Few times for the weekend,



They apply for both Saturday and Sunday

 

Thanks for these. Let's hope the weather holds.

 

It will, apparently!...........................

I'll be out for this tomorrow, but not until late afternoon - I have things to do before, and there's only two shots I want - never mind the traffic in that neck of the woods on a Saturday is a mare!

 

Not a problem. A pair of battery locos are also heading out as cover and I've not posted the times.

I have a weekend in the garden unfortunately, so if anything I'm going to try for Sunday. I'll post any pictures up here.

 

Thanks James. Very useful.

 

Anybody know if Met 1 has problems?................. as its got a terribly scorched smokebox!

Though it sounded fine enough starting out of Ruislip with ECS back to the depot.